Researchers are asking for tougher penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies that market drugs for…
Month: October 2008
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New Supercomputer Can Do 50 Trillion Operations Per Second
In less time than the blink of an eye, the Translational Genomics Research Institute’s new…
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HIV-infected Patients Should Start HAART Sooner, Study Suggests
Under current treatment guidelines, highly active antiretroviral therapy should be considered for HIV-infected patients when…
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Why Some Marine Algae Are Shaped Like Crumpled Paper
What is the connection between crumpled paper and marine algae? Saddle-like shapes similar to those…
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Hurdles For Muscular Dystrophy Therapy Cleared
Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will usually lose the ability to walk by their teens…
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Real Robinson Crusoe: Evidence Of Alexander Selkirk’s Desert Island Campsite
An archaeological dig unearths evidence of the campsite of castaway Alexander Selkirk, the model for…
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Banks, telcos to decide on wallet-phones (Reuters)
Reuters – The potentially lucrative business of mobile phone wallets is waiting for banks and…
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Alcohol 120% Burning Tool Creates Buzz
[In a previous article], we examined the volatility of data burned to optical discs, concluding…
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Can Microsoft Succeed in the Crowded Cloud?
Looking for growth in new markets where it is increasingly being bypassed, Microsoft plans late…
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Is New MacBook ‘Stealth’ Business Machine?
Apple’s new aluminum MacBook could be a stealth business notebook, according to an IT columnist…